Thursday, February 23, 2012

Sharks

Oscar's reading has really taken off in the last few weeks and last night he read us an entire book about sharks.

His learning process is really quite fascinating to watch and I felt so excited for him as he moved through the pages navigating the sounds. He was so proud of himself!

Of course it helps that the book was about sharks, an interesting topic that naturally sparked his curiosity and motivated him to keep reading each page, but this morning he was trying to sound out some of the trickier words on the cereal box so......

The Gist Of It

One of the most amazing aspects of blending a family, is being able to look back and see just how far you have all grown together. Our unique family of 11 has been a lovely work in progress for the past ten years. Sometimes it is a piece of cake. Other times I need to eat a piece of cake just to make it through. Either way, it is always sweet! We are so proud of all that we have been able to accomplish together in such a seemingly short period of time. Brendan has 3 children from his first marriage and I have 2. When we decided to try for “just one more” we got the most amazing surprise……TWINS!
Finn~17, Sidhe~16, Maija~15, Ruari~14, Micah~10 the twins, Nuala and Oscar~6, June8ug Saoirse~4 and baby Oisín was born September 2012 and is already 1! Not to mention that we are due with number 10 this coming spring.
Each and every day is the adventure of a life time, as we tackle the ups and downs of trying to raise these amazingly special individuals. We are so lucky to be a part of this extraordinary and dynamic family.